Knee disartic

Hernan Luna

Description

Title:

Knee disartic

Creator:

Hernan Luna

Date:

4/8/2009

Text:

Dear members:

 

I have a 62 y.o. Left Knee Disarticulation amputee. Due to a compound
fracture and trauma to the Left extremity, the limb is actually slightly
longer (1/4) than the contralateral (sound) side. The patient has
expressed a need to maintain some cosmesis in his completed prosthesis.

 

Can someone please provide me with feedback on Knee units they've used with
their Knee Disarctic patients? I'd specifically like to know which knee
units out there offer the maximum clearance (minimum distance from knee
center to end of prosthesis with the knee flexed) so that I can provide this
patient with a reasonable cosmesis and a functional knee unit. He is an
active, motivated patient.

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

Hernan Luna, CPO, LPO

Allied Orthopedics, Inc.

1460 West 68th Street, Ste. #101

Hialeah, FL 33014

(305) 828-3090 Phone

(305) 828-5090 Fax

www.alliedorthopedics.com

 


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Hernan Luna, “Knee disartic,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 4, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/230316.